Do not be attached to the past or wait for the future. Be grateful for each day, that is enough. I do not believe in a future world, I deny the past.…

- Santoka Taneda

Real haiku is the soul of poetry. Anything that is not actually present in one's heart is not haiku. The moon glows, flowers bloom, insects cry, wate…

- Santoka Taneda

Weeds grasp their own essence and express its truth.

- Santoka Taneda

Several ripe persimmons Left on the branches; Gray clouds come and go.

- Santoka Taneda

Completely dried up, They've become beans.

- Santoka Taneda

Haiku is not a shriek, a howl, a sigh, or a yawn; rather, it is the deep breath of life.

- Santoka Taneda